3 alternativesHyperkey: Free
The best Hyperkey alternatives
For most people the best alternative to Hyperkey is Karabiner-Elements.
Karabiner-ElementsPick it if you want Caps Lock or another idle key to do something useful, for free.Free, open sourceCompare at a glance
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| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | App Store | Developer | Rating |
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 Hyperkey | Free | Free | Too few ratings | |||
| Karabiner-Elements | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | |||
 Homerow | $49.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
 Klack | $4.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you want Caps Lock or another idle key to do something useful, for free.
Remap any key on your Mac for free, from a simple swap to community rules for Vim arrows and mouse keys.
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Pick this if you want to click buttons and links from the keyboard, for $49.99 once.
Click any button, link or menu by typing a couple of letters, without touching the mouse or trackpad.
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Pick this if you miss the sound of a mechanical keyboard while typing on a MacBook.
Mechanical keyboard sounds for a quiet MacBook, with recordings of real switches like Cherry MX and NovelKeys Cream, for $4.99 once.
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When Hyperkey is still the right pick
You build your own keyboard shortcuts and keep finding the good combinations already taken.